Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-01
matter and will contribute $3.50, 900. The
remaining three-quarters Of q million will
doubtless be raised among local capitalists.
a DAsTAkDLY CRIMK.
A Hard Working. industrious Wife Shot
by Drunken Brute OF . Husband.
Who Kills Himself, Too.

a Hard Working, industrious Wife Shot
by . Drunken Brute OF q Husb.ua
Who Kills Himself, Too.
DEER LODGE, September 27.-rspecial &,
The Miner .]-This morning this usually
quiet town was disturbed by the sound OF
pistol shots in the rear OF the Scott House
A woman rushed into the Office. the body
OF her dress ablaze and exclaiming 81 am
shot. am killed, )" reeled into the arms OF
the clerk. On the porch in the rear of the
hotel lay another body, still in death. The
parties to the murder were John A. Miller,
q laborer. and his wife. who held the posi-
tion OF laundress at the hotel where the
tragedy occurred. The bodies we're con.
veyed to the engine house. and Justice
Hartwell. in the absence OF Coroner Leiser,
summoned jury and an inquest was held.
A number OF witnesses were examined, the
most important evidence adducsd being
that OF John Brady, Of Bismarck, D. T.,
who was In the rear at the time OF the trag-
edy. He heard two shots fired in the laun.
dry, saw man and woman at the door,
the latter
which she suddenly pushed away and ran
roaming to the office. The man then
turned the weapon on himself and fired,
tho bullet causing instantaneous death.
There was much conflicting testimony.
owing undoubtedly to the excitement of
those witnessing the affray or a portion of
it. Perhaps the more important facts in
connection with the case, or those having
fully as much bearing, did not appear.
Miller has been known as a worthless vaga-
bond, who lived, supported by his wife's
earnings, ut doing the most menial service.
He charged her with infidelity, and was
heard to say he would "kill her paramour,
kill her and then kill himself" Others con-
tradict the story that che had violated her
marriage obligations and a preponderance
of evidence is to this effect. Miller last
night proce eded to get grossly intoxicated,
and drank in various places. He was &C.
companied on bis rounds by a bad man
from Texas, as he claimed, who was not
only quarrelsome himself. but endeavored
to provoke disturbances between Miller
and others. One of Benefits exploits was
to 60 to the rear door Of a saloon and
FIRE OFF PISTOL
This he positively denied under oath and
"sOO OousVN A0vAhS OS1OAV SCVA UIS "O1Po"
with which the crime was committed. He
also asserted he was in the habit OF carry
ing gun" in Texas, and claimed it as a
privilege. Next he gave the pistol to Miller,
accompanied him home. slept With him,
bought whiskey for and drank with him
this morning, parting with him but few
minutes prior to the shooting. The most
intense excitement prevailed after the
tragedy. universal sympathy being ex-
pressed for the unfortunate victim OF a
drunken husbands fancied grievance, and
had bis own act not ended a career that
consisted OF naught except woruhlessness
it is safe to predict his trial and execution
would have cost the county nothing. The
verdict was in accordance with the statu-
tory form. Immediately afterwards the
body of Mrs. Miller was borne to the
Knights of Labor hall where committee
OF ladies arrayed it in the habiliaments OF
the grave. Miller will. OF course. be given
decent iDterment. Public feeling has at no
other time been so intense over the trans
action Of the most dastardly crime in the
annals OF this town If not in Montana.